Question words in Vietnamese | Learn Southern Vietnamese With SVFF

Welcome to SVFF – Southern Vietnamese For Foreigners! In this video, we dive into one of the most essential parts of learning Vietnamese: question words. Whether you're asking "who," "what," "where," or "why," mastering these structures is key to having real conversations with native speakers. You'll learn how to form questions about location (ở đâu), time (khi nào), direction (đi đâu), reason (tại sao, vì sao), quantity (mấy, bao nhiêu), purpose (để làm gì), identity (ai), and object/choice (gì, cái gì, nào). We also explain formal vs informal usage, and when to shorten words in casual speech. At the end of the video, there’s a short exercise where you write your own questions based on given answers — a great way to reinforce what you’ve learned. Timeline 0:00 – Welcome to SVFF: Meet your teachers Mậu & Thảo Nguyên 1:21 – Sample dialogue: Real conversation using question words 2:35 – 1. Location questions: "Ở đâu" examples 3:34 – 2. Direction questions: "Đi đâu" examples 4:29 – 3. Time questions: "Khi nào", "Ngày nào", etc. 6:32 – 4. Purpose questions: "Để làm gì?" 7:13 – 5. Why questions: "Vì sao", "Tại sao", "Sao" 8:14 – 6. Quantity questions: "Mấy", "Bao nhiêu" 8:50 – 7. Who questions: "Ai" in various sentence roles 9:34 – 8. What/Which questions: "Gì", "Cái gì", "Nào" 11:04 – Practice time: Write questions from given answers 11:39 – Wrap-up: Your turn to comment and practice! 13:02 – Join SVFF: Thousands have done it – now it’s your turn! 🎓 Join this channel to get access to the perks: https://bit.ly/4isAorD 📘 If you are a complete beginner, you can join our video course Vietnamese Pronunciation: Southern Dialect at this link: https://bit.ly/4bWdJBD 📗 For those at the A1 level, check out the Complete Vietnamese Course - Basic Level (A1) here: https://bit.ly/4c6dS5C 📚 Vietnamese eTextbook: Complete Vietnamese Course - Level 00 - Southern: https://bit.ly/4bZRZ7V Complete Vietnamese Course - Level 01 - Southern: https://bit.ly/4c0CKLY These textbooks are designed to be used with a teacher or in combination with the video course. 🎈 If you're interested in 1-on-1 online tutoring (via Zoom, Google Meet, or any platform), sign up here to schedule your free 30-minute trial! We also offer in-person classes if you're in Vietnam. https://bit.ly/47sRjny 🎈 SVFF Unlimited ∞ https://bit.ly/420fCZz 📣 Southern Vietnamese For Foreigners - SVFF - IT’S ALL ABOUT SOUTHERN VIETNAMESE DIALECT 📣 Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/3jwZDLu ► For self-study courses visit: https://bit.ly/4iHPGsD ► Support us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/4kVtFIq ► Give us some Feedback: https://goo.gl/HBl8lB ► To join the Vietnamese Learners Community, visit: https://bit.ly/2CnjrQm 📣 Any questions? Contact us here: svffvn@gmail.com #southernvietnamese #svff #svffvn #learnvietnamese #saigonese